DNA damage group at Croatian Television, 9 May, 2024

The TV show Prometheus presents new scientific discoveries every week. Our group was featured in a 5-minute video in which Ivan, Cecile, Marin and Marta were in the lab explaining how they work with cells and zebrafish. The methods we use were explained for the general public, including CRISPR/Cas-mediated gene editing in zebrafish and basic concepts of DNA-protein crosslink repair. In addition, new discoveries on the interplay of SPRTN protease and TDP1 in DPC repair in human cells and zebrafish embryos, published in Open Biology were explained to the public.

DNA damage group at the MUZZA Science Week, 12-14 April, 2024

The Science Week was organized by the NGO MUZZA and University of Zagreb and included three days of exhibitions, workshops, experiments and lectures (https://muzza.hr/tjedan-znanosti-2024/) from 10 am to 7 pm at the Rectorate of the University of Zagreb (SEECEL building).

DNA damage group presented the scientific work with the zebrafish animal model and its application in biology and medicine. Over 300 participants from primary and secondary schools visited our interactive exhibition, which was open throughout the Science Week and where ten scientists, MSc and PhD students presented the experiments. We showed live vertebrate embryogenesis, CRISPR-Cas genome editing and monitoring of DNA repair in embryos with the equipment we have temporarily set up for MUZZA (microscopes, incubator, aquaria).